Natural gas transportation from production areas to consumption areas generally requires a detailed and extensive transportation infrastructure. The transportation method is influenced by a number of factors. Gas deposits, time to monetize the gas, distances to customers, investments and facilities available, and gas processing are all factors that influence the type of gas transportation used.
Due to storage constraints, gas must be shipped to its final destination as soon as possible after extraction from a reservoir (Cranmore and Stanton, 2000a). Natural gas energy can be transported from oil and gas fields to markets in a variety of ways (Rojey et al., 1997; Thomas and Dawe, 2003).Pipelines, liquefied natural gas (LNG), compressed natural gas (CNG), and gas to solids are among them (GTS),hydrates, gas to power (GTP), i.e., energy, and gas to liquids (GTL), both of which have a variety of applications. Clean oils, plastic precursors, methanol, and gas to consumer (GTC) products, such as Aluminium, glass, cement, or iron are some of the materials that can be used.
The current pressures on natural gas transmission firms to deliver natural gas in a secure and reliable manner have significant consequences for the transmission company’s overall organization and activity. Processing and distributing natural gas to consumers is a difficult task involving various businesses, agencies, and organizations.
Raw gas is supplied to processing plants from exploration and production companies; the refined gas is then distributed via a high-pressure delivery grid to a range of domestic and industrial customers via local distribution networks. However, the building of new transmission lines has resulted in several problems, as existing gas pipelines are insufficient to meet gas demands from different industries.
Virtual pipeline gas is a means of delivering natural gas to areas where pipeline networks are not available. It is built on a compact framework for compressing or liquefying natural gas, transporting it, and regasifying it, which can be used by cities, factories, gas stations, and others. Compressed/liquefied natural gas is delivered by highway, railway, rivers, and the sea in simulated pipelines. Since there is no way to meet demand points, significant natural gas supplies are not being used. In such situations, even though the reserves are significant, the capital cost of laying a dedicated pipeline is not justified. Especially for small-scale field operators.
